ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,532, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Heat pipe for a battery pack" was invented by Bharat Gattu (Farmington, Mich.) and Sandeep Patil (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pipe is provided for a battery pack. The heat pipe includes a first sheet formed of a first metal and a second sheet formed of a second metal. A plurality of first wick structures are formed on a first surface of the first sheet, and a plurality of first channels are each formed between two of the plurality of first wick structures. A second surface of the second sheet faces the first surface...